On "Chunky," Mars shows love to curvy women using the same soulful synths Michael Jackson mastered on "Off the Wall." And it's hard not to be reminded of the new jack swing anthem "Poison" on the swaggering "Finesse." (It almost sounds like the boys of Bell Biv DeVoe are singing the hook).

The standout and centerpiece is "Versace on the Floor," a song that immediately takes its place among Mars' best ballads with lines like "Let's just kiss till we're naked." In fact, "Versace's" pop/R&B vibe is so rooted in the early 1990s, you'll swear it was featured on the soundtrack to a show like "Beverly Hills, 90210."

Mars is the kind of songwriter who knows how to take what's worked a million times over and that something extra to make it his own. "24K Magic" is the best example of that yet. At this point it's getting damn near impossible to not like a Bruno Mars album.